The Grim Reaper

1962 · Movie · 93 min. · Italy

The brutalized corpse of a Roman prostitute is found along the banks of the Tiber River. The police round up a handful of possible suspects and interrogate them, one by one, each account bringing them closer to the killer. In this, his stunning debut feature - based on a story by Pier Paolo Pasolini - Bernardo Bertolucci utilizes a series of interconnected flashbacks to explore the nature of truth and the reliability of narrative.

Direction Bernardo Bertolucci

Cast Francesco Ruiu · Alfredo Leggi · Allen Midgette · Gabriella Giorgelli · Wanda Rocci · Alvaro D'Ercole · Romano Labate · Giancarlo de Rosa · Vincenzo Ciccora · Lorenza Benedetti · Erina Torelli · Silvio Laurenzi